The best behavior; the course of good manners - from antiquity to the present - as seen through courtesy and etiquette books /
by Esther B. Aresty.
- New York : Simon and Schuster, 1970.
- 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: pages 297-310.
Delves into courtesy books and finds many surprising, logical (and illogical) explanations for dicta on how to act decently, and groups them historically in this fascinating panorama